简介

Dr. Gerdes graduated from Purdue University in 2004 after completing her clinical internship at the University of Florida. She joined the Marquette faculty in 2004, completed her postdoctoral training at the Medical College of Wisconsin - Children’s Hospital in 2006, and became a licensed psychologist in 2007. Her clinical and research specialty is childhood ADHD. After arriving at Marquette, she opened an ADHD specialty clinic as part of the Center for Psychological Services. The mission of the clinic is to provide state-of-the-art treatment to families, quality clinical experience to Marquette’s clinical graduate students, and a foundation for advancing our knowledge about ADHD. To date, her research has involved both basic and applied work that serves to inform and guide clinicians when treating childhood ADHD. Primary research interests include examining evidence-based assessment and treatment of childhood ADHD, culturally-appropriate clinical practices and Latino mental health disparities, and parent-child and peer relationships of youth with ADHD. Specific projects are described in more detail below. Please note the truly collaborative nature of the Gerdes Lab; both graduate and undergraduate students play active roles in presenting at conferences and writing manuscripts. In her free time, Dr. Gerdes enjoys getting lost in a good book, enjoying a good meal with friends, and spending time with her beautiful 8-year-old daughter.